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Seidel: MSU hoping for many shining moments in March

Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch, Detroit Free Press / LSJ MSU beat writer Joe Rexrode and Free Press columnist Jeff Seidel analyze the Spartans' win over Penn State.

EAST LANSING – During halftime, the Breslin Center went dark.

David Barrett sat at an electric piano set up at midcourt and started playing the prelude to “One Shining Moment,” the song he wrote 30 years ago on a napkin in East Lansing.

It is the song of the NCAA tournament, the background music historically played during the final montage of March Madness on CBS.